GNU/Linux |
Ubuntu 9.04(Jaunty Jackalope) |
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dirname(1) |
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dirname − strip non-directory suffix from file name
dirname
NAME
dirname OPTION
Print NAME with its trailing /component removed; if NAME contains no /’s, output ’.’ (meaning the current directory).
−−help |
display this help and exit |
−−version
output version information and exit
dirname /usr/bin/sort
Output "/usr/bin".
dirname stdio.h
Output ".".
Written by David MacKenzie and Jim Meyering.
Report bugs to <bug−coreutils@gnu.org>.
Copyright
© 2008 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+:
GNU GPL version 3 or later
<http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>
This is free software: you are free to change and
redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent
permitted by law.
basename(1), readlink(1)
The full documentation for dirname is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and dirname programs are properly installed at your site, the command
info dirname
should give you access to the complete manual.
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